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2.5 years later
Henry was nervous but excited.
If he'd learned anything from all the long distance surprise TikTok Alex had spammed him with, it was that showing up unannounced at your long distances partner's school or work place always came with a certain risk.
After all the whole point is that they have no idea that their partner, who is supposed to be hours of driving away ( or in their case hours of flying), is coming to visit.
Henry isn't too worried though.
He trusts Alex and he can't imagine he won't have a cute reaction. Hell, Alex gets excited when they're together and Henry returns from a quick coffee run.
Plus there is the fact that when the whole couch guy thing was happening on TikTok Alex had looked Henry on the eye and said "if I ever react like that to a surprise visit of you, you have my permission to kill me.'
They weren't even long distance yet at the time, back when the TikTok went viral in 2020.
But they both knew they'd go to different colleges, to chase different dreams after highschool.
Henry had rolled his eyes at him.
Couch guy was a video posted on TikTok a few years ago by a girl who surprised her long distance boyfriend by showing up in his dorm room and instead of tackling her to the ground or showering her in kisses he kept awkwardly sitting on a couch surrounding by other girls.
Henry always chooses to see the best in people and like the hopeless romantic he is, he's convinced the guy was just shocked and those girls were simply friends.
Alex feels completely different about the situation, he sent Henry about a thousand TikToks making fun of couch guy by comparing a cute long distance reunion to the not so cute one.
He's also started to measure loyalty by saying things like on a scale from one to couch guy, like the menace he is.
Oh, how Henry has missed that fool.
This is the longest time they've ever been apart, tomorow marks 6 months since they spent Christmas and their anniversary/new years eve together.
They never planned to put somuch time in between visits but plane rides from London to America are expensive and take forever.
They were both too busy and too broke to be able to schedule a visit.
Henry has been saving up to surprise Alex this whole time.
He didn't tell Nora or June because he couldn't risk anyone spoiling the surprise.
So no one knows he's coming, which is a risk on it self but he knows that Alex is at campus because he has an important test in a few days.
Henry takes another deep breath before he knocks on the door of Alex's dorm room.
He's nervous, but he doesn't know Why.
This is Alex.
The boy he's been dating since he was 18, he's almost twenty one now and still just as in love as ever.
He's not worried to find Alex cheating on him nor is he worried that Alex won't be happy to see him.
Just a few days ago they face timed until four in the morning simply because Alex missed him.
He's got nothing to worry about and he knows that, he's just never done this before.
They always schedule their meet ups months ahead so they can put them in their calendars surrounded by hearts.
They have never done a surprised visit yet, he knows Alex wants to do one and film it, because he's convinced they'll break the internet, but he hasn't yet.
Henry knocks on the dorm room again.
He hears a few swear words and then a half naked man comes running out. "Fucking dammit, Diaz. I told you to give me half an hour".
Henry's jaw drops, but when he sees the sock on the door and the girl who is wearing a messily buttoned flannel that comes up behind the guy in boxer shorts he starts to laugh.
The guy squints his eyes at him. "You're not Diaz."
Henry can't stop laughing. "It's Claremont-Diaz, and no I am not."
The guy groans. "Bro, no offense but can you go? We were kinda of in the middle of something."
Henry chuckles. "Yes, thank you for the heart attack you gave me at first. And I'll go. Can you please just tell me where Alex is?"
The guy scans over Henry's face again and then he gasps and runs back into the dorm room.
He comes back with a framed picture of Alex and Henry.
He points at the picture and then at Henry.
"You're picture guy!"
Henry snorts.
Alex had told him his junior year roommate was a bit nuts, but given he didn't like his freshman year room mate Hunter at first either Henry didn't expect it to be true.
"You're Alex's boyfriend! This is so exciting!" The guy yelps before crushing Henry in a big hug.
He makes a mental note to take a shower as soon as possible, not wanting to think where those hands were just moments ago.
"I am. Do you know where he is?" Henry asks again.
The guy bounces on his feet. "Oh he's going to freak. This is awesome now he'll finally stop bitching about missing you. He's at Hunter's party. I'll give you the adress. Be quick though he was planning on coming home soon. Something about face timing you."
Henry smiles at the idea of Alex prioritising their daily face time calls above everything else.
There is a reason their relationship has easily survived two years of long distance so far.
Just two more years and they'll move in together and the rest of their lives will finally start.
Henry takes the crumbled piece of paper with the adress and let's Alex's room mate go back to the hot sex he interrupted.
When he arrives at the party he's immediately on high alert.
He likes parties when he's with Alex and Pez.
But when he's not with them he'd rather eat snails or cement than stand awkwardly in a crowded room filled with drunk, sweaty people and loud music.
His eyes instantly fall on Alex, because he's the prettiest guy in the room and also because his wonderful boyfriend talks the loudest out of everyone there.
It makes his heart warm.
He sneaks in to the group of people surrounding Alex.
Alex didn't even notice, he's so animated by the story he's telling that he only has eyes for a far point on the wall that he's focusing on while telling the story.
Henry already heard the story last night which makes him feel pretty good about himself.
He can't help but giggle at the part that made him laugh last night too.
Alex stops dead in his track, seemingly recognizing his giggle anywhere.
His eyes scan the room until they fall on Henry's and he freezes.
Just like the movies he drops his drink.
The plastic red cup and the liquid fall on to the floor splashing Alex's sneakers.
He doesn't seem to care.
He tilts his head to the side a little and softly gasps "Baby?"
Henry can't help but smile widely.
He's still beyond proud that he actually managed to pull of the surprise visit, he's never been good at keeping secrets from Alex.
And he had to work a lot of hours at his shitty job to be able to afford the plane ticket. But he made it.
"Hi", he says softly.
Alex comes rushing forward and almost tackles him to the floor, but manages to grab his waist to avoid that Henry crushes to the floor.
"You're here! Oh my god how are you here?" Alex giggles before hugging him even tighter.
"Can I kiss you?" He whispers then.
"Always", Henry says softly before Alex crashes their mouths together.
They kiss for so long Henry gets a little dizzy and gently taps out.
Alex smirks at him, his eyes a little unfocused.
"Sorry. I got excited", he smiles.
Henry laughs before kissing him once more because he's too cute not to.
When he turns around he notices Hunter is filming them. Good. Alex will like that.
"Much better than couch guy", he says teasingly.
Alex rolls his eyes at Hunter. "Duh. I actually like my boyfriend.'
Alex had told him that Hunter and him were friends now but actually seeing it with his own eyes is a little terrifying if he's honest.
"Let's get out of here", Alex says before kissing his neck.
Henry giggles. "We can't. Your roommate is having sex."
Alex groans. "Ugh. I can't stand that guy. I am sorry you had to deal with him."
"It's okay. I did have a mini heart attack when some guy who was clearly in the middle of some hot sex opened your dorm room", Henry teases.
Alex rolls his eyes at him. "Shut up. You trust me."
Henry nuzzles closer. "I wasn't implying that I didn't."
Alex shrugs. "Still. That's a stupid comment. There was no reason for your heart to skip a beat".
Henry wiggles his eyebrows at him. "I mean there was a shirtless guy standing infront of me, in very tight boxers and I am very gay."
"Yeah, but you also have good taste and jasper is ugly", Alex tells him helpfully.
Henry smiles. "That's not very nice of you."
"But it's true, right?" Alex asks with a raised eyebrow.
Henry giggles. "Menace, you're just saying that because he's cockblocking you."
Alex snorts. "Maybe."
Henry laughs and then grins at Alex. "Aren't you going to buy me a drink?"
"Well it's a free bar, but sure, baby", Alex says as he interlaced their hands and drags him to the table with all the drinks.
"No, alcohol. You gotta be able to consent for the plans I have", Alex whispers in his ear.
"Alex, love, I did not have the money to rent a hotelroom", Henry reminds him gently.
Alex shrugs. "That's okay. We'll just kick jasper out."
Henry scrunches up his nose. "Of his own room? We can't do that'.
Alex scoffs. "Yes we can! He owes me! He kicks me out of our dorm room to have sex atleast once a week! He owes me! I've never done that before and he's done it like 38 times. Once I had to sleep on Hunter's floor! The stand is 38-0 I'm allowed some fun too. I haven't even kicked him out once yet."
"I should hope not", Henry says teasingly.
Alex groans. "Enough with the loyalty tests".
Henry laughs. "I wasn't testing you. It's called a surprise visit, darling."
Alex pinches his hips lightly. "Speaking of surprises, I have something to show you", he whispers making Henry blush.
"Are you guys done with the foreplay? Can I finally introduce myself?" Hunter asks annoyed.
Alex smiles at his friend. "Don't take it personally, baby. Hunter thinks his boyfriend is cheating on him so now he gets all pissy whenever someone brings up their healthy relationship. If were not carefully he's probably going to put a spell on us. I caught him watching witch craft tiktoks yesterday."
Hunter rolls his eyes at him. "I am not pissy and Keith is cheating on me."
Alex shakes his head. "He's not. He's even more obsessed with you than I am with Henry and that says something. Just talk to him. I am sure he'll be able to explain himself."
Hunter groans. "Whatever. Hi Henry, I am Hunter. Alex's sworn enemy turned bestfriend."
Alex shakes his head. "Now don't get too excited, Jones. Nora and H are my bestfriends. I tolerate you now but you can't steal his spot."
Henry laughs, oh how he's missed the chaos
Alex throws an arm around him. ‘Let’s get out of here, sweetheart.’
Henry smiles and nods.
They’re walking past dorm rooms when Alex suddenly pauses walking.
Henry looks at him expectedly.
Alex smiles softly at him. ‘Now I know why your heart skipped a beat.’
Henry looks at him curiously.
Alex throws his arms around Henry’s neck and grins. ‘You’re nervous.’
‘I am not nervous’, Henry lies.
Alex pulls back to grin at him and uses one of his fingers to gently tilt Henry’s chin down.
‘Yes, you are! God I forgot how annoying it is that you’re taller than me, but my point is it’s just me, baby. You don’t got to be nervous.’
Henry blushes and burries his face in Alex’s shoulder.
Alex giggles. ‘Why are you nervous, Hen?”
Henry shrugs, refusing to make eyecontact. ‘I haven’t seen you in six months.’
Alex laughs while trying to gently pry Henry’s face away from his neck so they can make eye contact again. ‘We facetimed every single day, you’ve also been dating me for three whole years now and you’re nervous? That's emberassing."
‘You’re enjoying this too much’, Henry whines.
‘Only a little’, Alex teases.
‘Come on, baby, look at me. Show me that pretty face’, he coos.
Henry complies, slowly.
Alex cups his face and places a kiss on his forehead. ‘There he is, you don’t have to be nervous, baby. It’s just me. We don’t have to do anything if that’s what you’re anxious about. I’ve missed you and want to hold you, but we can just cuddle when we get to my dormroom, we don’t have to have sex. Don’t put so much pressure on tonight.’
‘I am not a virgin’, Henry reminds him cheekily.
Alex chuckles. ‘I know, I was there when we both lost our virginity, that doesn’t mean you don’t get to be nervous anymore, but there is no need to be nervous. If we have sex it’s about making eachother feel good, it’s not a performance thing. Seriously you don’t have to please me so I’ll continue to want to do long distance or whatever insanity your dumb brain has come up with.’
‘How did you know I was worried about that?’ Henry asks softly.
‘Because I know you’, Alex reminds him before hugging him tight.
‘I desperately need cuddles but clothes can stay on’, he says softly.
‘They don’t have to, but I have to warn you, in college I worked out with you a lot and I went to the local pool a lot and I did polo ofcourse. But in Oxford I’ve been super busy, I still take care of my body, but I am not sure if I look the same as I did last time we slept together 6 months ago. I mean I am not insecure about my body, but this second year has been kicking my arse so I haven’t had much time to workout’, Henry admits softly.
Alex shrugs. ‘So? You don’t have to have a sixpack for me to think you’re hot, is that what you’re worried about?’
Henry nods slowly. ‘A little, I knew you were going to say that, but It’s nice to hear it regardless.’
“Babe, do I really have to remind you that I am always going to think you’re the hottest man in every room?” Alex asks with a raised eyebrow.
Henry smiles. ‘I guess not.’
‘You just needed that ego boost, didn’t you, baby?” Alex teases.
Henry rolls his eyes at him. ‘I am not too worried, considering your hands haven’t left my arse in a hot minute.’
Alex squeezes playfully. ‘I know tell me about it, you look extra delicious’, he teases.
Henry laughs. ‘I think that’s the weight gain, I didn’t gain a lot of weight but it seems to all have gone to my arse.’
Alex grins. ‘Well I am not complaining. I wouldn’t care if it went to your face or stomach either, but I am very excited to see this new hot, college body you got going on.’
Henry snorts. ‘I shouldn’t have worried.’
‘You shouldn’t have worried’, Alex agrees. ‘That was dumb of you’, he adds.
Henry waves him off. 'It's not like I spent a long time worrying, I like my body, I just got in my head during the plane ride because it's so bloodly long'.
"You still shouldn't have worried', Alex says gently.
‘Not to sound like a possessive dick but I am a little jealous all the men at oxford get to see you in these pants, my god do they make the booty pop’, he teases then before smacking him playfully.
Henry smiles. ‘Actually they don’t, I bought these trousers just for you. I mean I am planning on wearing them to school too. I am not rich enough to only wear them once, but this is my first time wearing them.’
Alex smirks. ‘O, I am loving this special treatment.’
Henry rolls his eyes at him again.
‘So ready for cuddles?” Alex asks softly.
Henry nods.
‘I was going to bring flavoured lube but I couldn’t get it through airport security’, he admits with an awkward chuckle.
Alex snorts.
‘That’s okay, I have an emergency bottle hidden somewhere as long as my asshole roommate hasn’t found it yet.’
Henry frowns. ‘I don’t like the idea of you bullying him, he was very nice to me.’
Alex scoffs. ‘I don’t bully him.’
‘You called him ugly’, Henry reminds him.
Alex shrugs. ‘To my boyfriend not to the whole college or to his face. And I have every right to hate that guy, you don’t want to know how many times he’s kicked me out of my own dormroom so he could fuck someone. We’re only halfway through the school year and I’ve already slept at Hunter and Keith’s dormroom so much I’ve got my own airmatress there now.’
Henry cringes. ‘Oh I am sorry.’
‘Well, it’s not your fault, but it sucks, my parents pay a lot of money so I have a dorm room here, not so I can sleep on the floor’, Alex sighs.
'I still can't blieve you went from despising Hunter to begging him to let you sleep on the floor of the dorm he shares with his partner', Henry giggles.
'Growth', Alex teases.
'Do you really think Keith is cheating on him?' Henry whispers then.
Alex shakes his head. 'No, Hunter found lace panties in Keith's closhet, but personally I think they belong to him and he just hasn't yet told Hunter that it's something he likes to wear sometimes. They'll be fine, i think.'
Henry nods. 'Okay I am all updated on gossip, I am ready for cuddles', he jokes.
Alex laughs and drags him with him to his dormroom.
He knocks loudly on the door. 'Times up, Jasper.'
After Jasper and his girlfriend have left the room Alex locks the door and almost immediately takes of all his clothes except his boxers.
Henry laughs, from where he's still standing fully clothed by the door.
'Sorry, i got excited', Alex chuckles.
Henry smiles and walks toward him as he takes of his hoodie.
'Jesus, you were insecure about this? Dumbass', Alex teases as he stares at Henry's beautiful body.
Just as Henry starts to unbotton his pants his stomach makes a noise just a little too loud to ignore.
Alex frowns. 'Did you not eat dinner, babe?'
'I did', Henry assures him before continuing to unbotton his jeans.
'Okay, but you're hungry so you gotta eat', Alex says as he puts his hoodie back on.
'I am a little hungry, yes, but I don't want to ruin your excitement', Henry pouts. "I was going to eat after sex."
'That's bullshit, if my baby needs a snack, I am going to go get him a snack when he needs one, not an hour later', Alex says determined as he puts his jeans back on.
"I am sorry' for ruining the mood", Henry blushes.
Alex rolls his eyes at him. "Shut up, it's normal to eat something after dinner, come on put your hoodie back on so we can grab snacks.'
'I know that, but why can't we eat after you've had an orgasm?' Henry pouts.
'Because I take good care of my man in case you forgot', Alex reminds him before opening his mini fridge.
'I've got chocolate protein bars, greek yoghurt, sour dough bread, fruit, blue berry protein bars, green juice, granola, chocolate and instant oatmeal. What do you want, baby?"
Henry shrugs. 'Whatever was least expensive.'
Alex gives him a look. 'I see you need some extra loving before you can act normal around me again so i'll just grab two of what I want', he groans before he grabs two chocolate protein bars.
Henry raises an eyebrow at him. 'You remembered that these were my favourite from last time, didn't you?"
Alex rolls his eyes at him. 'Obviousy I did, it's not hard to keep track of favourites if you only have one boyfriend.'
He closes the mini fridge then. 'Jasper is a dickhead but atleast he doesn't touch my food', Alex sighs before opening the wrapper of a protein bar and handing it to Henry.
'Do I look like I don't know how to open a wrapper?' Henry teases.
'No, that's just princess treatment, sweetheart', Alex teases.
He snorts. 'What are you looking at?'
'I was thinking your arse looks really good in those jeans', Henry admits with a blush.
Alex stands on his bed so he can look at his ass in the mirror. 'You think so? I hadn't noticed that my ass got bouncier since we last saw eachother'.
Henry snorts. 'Pretty sure I didn't use those words.'
Alex smiles as he flops back down onto the bed.
'Now that we're eating anyway, would you mind if I gave you your belated christmas present now?" Henry asks.
Alex grins. 'Ooh, no ofcourse not. I am never spending christmas without you ever again though. That was awfull.'
Henry nods in agreement.
He bends down to grab a package from his suitcase. 'It's not as expensice as the things I usually gift you because I spend all my money on the plane ticket', he admits.
Alex rolls his eyes at him again. 'You didn't even have to give me anything in the first place'.
Then he bounces on the bed. 'Can I open it now?"
Henry smiles. 'Yes, but it's just something silly that made me think of you, don't expect too much.'
Alex excitedly rips the present open and then starts to laugh as he discovers a baby blue hoodie that reads 'I am not gay but my boyfriend is'
'This is awesome', he says through laughter before throwing his hoodie off and putting the new one on.
'I see you putting your claim on your man, babe', he teases.
Henry chuckles. 'That wasn't my intention.'
Alex grins. Yeah, right."
Then he hops of the bed. "Now that you're here, would you be okay with me giving you my three year anniversary gift already? I know it's not until another two months and I know we've already planned to spend that weekend together. I've already booked my plane ticket and everything and the gift isn't even finished yet. Because I am supposed to have another two months, but I just can't wait any longer', Alex admits excitedly.
Henry smiles. 'If that's what you want.'
'I mean I could give you my christmas present, but i am much more excited to see your reaction to this, because the christmas gift is just you know a thing you wanted, this is sentimental', Alex grins.
Then he races to his closet and grabs a hoodie. 'Close your eyes, because I didn't wrap it', he says before racing to his desk, grabbing something and wrapping it in the hoodie.
Henry closes his eyes and Alex hands him the hoodie.
'It's a hoodie', Henry says with mock surprise when Alex tells him he's allowed to open his eyes.
Alex bounces on the bed in excitement again. 'unfold it'.
Henry smiles and does and then his jaw drops as he unwraps the scrapbook.
'You made us a 3 year anniversary scrapbook?" He asks voice filled with awe.
Alex nods eagerly. 'I thought a sentimental sap like you should get a gift like this atleast once.'
A tear rolls down Henry's cheek as he touches the pictures of him and Alex on the front of the scrapbook.
It's from when they'd just started dating and then one from their last meet up surrounded with messily drawn hearts and glitter letters that read '3 years with you'
"Are you crying? Jesus, baby, don't cry', Alex says as he reaches out to wipe Henry's tears away.
Henry opens the scrapbook and gasps as he realizes that it's filled with poloroid pictures, Alex's messy handwriting that has filled page after page explaining why he loved a moment or a picture so much, pretty stickers, screenshots from text messages, face time sessions, e-mails, phone loggs, insta dm's and snaps from their long distance relationship, receipes and movie tickets from when they were still in highschool and lists of why Alex loves him.
Henry starts to sob so Alex gently takes the scrapbook away so he can hug him.
'Don't cry, baby, you'll make me cry.'
'This must have taken a ton of time, you're studying to become a lawyer you don't have this much spare time', Henry sobs.
Alex shrugs. 'It was a fun relaxation task between study sessions, lectures, homework, workouts and face timing with you, turns out i'm artsy, who would have thought.'
Henry continues to cry so Alex stands up with Henry clinging onto him like a koala.
"I didn't know you could do that?' Henry whispers through tears.
'You weight less than the weights i squat with', Alex tells him before he checks to make sure the room is locked and then walks back to his bed and gently lays down with Henry in his arms.
'I love you', Henry whispers.
'i love you too, baby', Alex coos.
An hour later Alex wakes up from a loud banging noise. 'Time's up horn dogs', Jasper yells.
Alex groans as he gets out of bed to unlock the door and then races back to Henry who is still sleeping.
'Be quiet, will you, he has a jetlag", Alex hisses.
Jasper nods and drags a girl with him inside.
'Oh hell no, she's not sharing your bed while we're in the room too', Alex groans.
"Why? You've got someone in bed too', Jasper points out.
'Yeah, but we're actually sleeping and where do you expect me to make him sleep otherwise? Outside? She has her own dormroom, let her use it', Alex hisses.
'Nah, man, if you can have a hook up then so can i, hyprocrite', Jasper hisses back.
'He's not a hook up, he's my partner of 3 years and we're not going to fuck while you're in the room, we're just sleeping', Alex groans.
'Yeah, well, we just want to sleep too', Jasper shrugs.
'Liar, everyone knows you're going to fuck as soon as you think I am sleeping, you can do whatever you want but not with me and Hen inside the room. That's basic respect, I wouldn't do that to you either. I promise Hen and I won't do anything but cuddle until you've left the room, not even when you're sleeping, we're not like that, now make her leave'.
'I'll get rid of my girl if you get rid of your boy', jasper says stubornly.
'For gods sake Jasper he lives an ocean away where do you expect me to make him sleep? He doesn't have a room here. I guess I could knock on Hunter and Keith's room, but don't you think it's kind of selfish to make 4 people share two beds so that you can fuck someone at 3 in the morning?' Alex asks annoyed.
Jasper shrugs. 'He can stay if Jessica can stay'.
Alex groans again. 'FIne, if you don't have sex I guess it's fair.'
'I never promised we wouldn't, you promised that', Jasper reminds him with an arrogant smirk.
'Then leave', Alex hisses.
'You really expect me to make her leave?" Jasper asks.
'If you're not going to simply cuddle then yes, we don't want to hear or see all that. And she's got her own dormroom', Alex groans.
'I guess you leave me with no other choice then', Jasper sighs.
'Thank you', Alex says thinking Jasper means he'll make the girl leave.
Instead he throws a pillow at Alex's sleeping boyfriend.
'God dammit, Jasper! He has a jetlag you selfish piece of shit" Alex yells.
Henry shoots up. 'What's wrong?'
Alex climbs back into bed with his boyfriend. 'Nothing, baby, just my roommate being an asshole, go back to sleep', he says softly before kissing Henry's forehead.
Henry hums and cuddles into Alex's embrace.
'I don't understand why you're making such a big deal out of having someone over, it's not like this is your first time sharing a bed with someone since we've been roommates', jasper says loudly.
Even though he knows fully well that it is infact Alex's first time sharing a bed with someone given he hasn't seen his long distance boyfriend since the schoolyear started and he became roommates with Jasper.
Henry opens his eyes and frowns but doesn't move away from Alex.
Alex however flies out of bed. 'You fucking, asshole! You're really so desperate to have another fuck that you're going to lie like that?'
Jasper blinks at him innocently. 'He was going to find out at some point that you have regular hook ups here'', he lies.
Alex turns around bewildered. 'Hen, he's lying I swear to god I would never-'
Henry walks over to Alex and throws his arms around him. 'I know, love, calm down, I know.'
'Oh, you already knew that Alex has slept with multiple people from our college?" Jasper asks smugly.
Alex practically jumps on top of him as he tackles him to the floor.
Right before his fist can connect with Jasper's face Henry grabs a hold of it and drags him of Jasper.
'Love, I know you're not a cheater, nothing he says is going to make me think any less of you. But I am not going to lie, if you punch him in the face i'll be dissapointed, because that's not the kind of guy you are', Henry says gently.
Alex groans but let's Jasper stand back up.
'You're lucky my boyfriend has morals', he hisses.
Henry sighs as he helps Alex back up again.
Then he turns to Jasper.
'How about this? Alex and I go and take a shower and leave you and the girl alone so you can do whatever you want to do in your bed until we're back. Then when we get back the girl goes back to her own dormroom and you let Alex and me share his bed so I don't have to sleep outside. I promise we won't do anything while you're also in our room. Do we have a deal?' He asks Jasper.
Jasper nods. 'Yeah, okay, that works for me. Are you cool with that Katie?"
'I thought her name was Jessica?' Alex asks annoyed.
'It's Margot, but I don't care, he's not my boyfriend anyway', the girl shrugs.
'So does this work for everyone?' Henry asks again.
Everyone nods but Alex who is fuming with anger.
'So the jackass kicks me out of my own dormroom 38 times and the one time I have someone over he gets jealous and tries to kick him out and then when it doesn't work he tries to sabotage my relationship? And now he wins too? He gets to have sex, for the second time tonight and I, who haven't seen my boyfriend in 6 months, don't get to sleep with mine even once? How is that fair?' Alex spits out.
"Henry is my boyfriend who spent a ton of money on planetickets. Jasper doesn't even know the girl's name!" He screams.
'You had an hour alone with him", Jasper reminds him.
'Yes, but we actually like eachother so we spend that time talking and cuddling', Alex shrugs.
Then he glares at Jasper. "Also I am never talking to you again until you admit that you lied to Henry so you could get what you wanted'.
Jasper turns to Henry. 'Alex, actually didn't have anyone over, I lied because I wanted you to leave so I could kick him out too and have sex.'
Alex gags and turns to Margot. 'This isn't a dealbreaker for you?'
She shrugs.
Henry rolls his eyes at Jasper. 'I never believed you anyway.'
Jasper claps in his hands. 'So are you guys going to shower now or what?'
Alex glares at him. 'I am going to make your life a living hell as soon as Henry leaves.'
Henry grabs two towels and clean boxers and then Alex's hand. 'Let's go, love. I could use a shower.'
Alex groans, grabs his toilet bag with flipflops, shampoo, toothbrushes and lube and follows Henry out of the dorm.
When they get to the community showers He hands Henry a pair of flipflops. 'People fuck in here everyday, you don't want to stand on these tiles with your bare feet.'
Henry thanks him and then locks the shower door.
'So no one is going to mind that they'll see four feet pop out of the shower door?" He asks softly.
'No, babe, i've seen 6, multiple times', Alex assures him making Henry laugh.
They undress and turn the shower on. Henry let's his hands rest on Alex's muscular back. 'Christ, i've missed you.'
Alex kisses hims weetly. 'I've missed you too, babe.'
Then he playfully squeezes Henry's ass "I have to say I am loving this new boooty'.
Henry wiggles his eyebrows at him. 'In the mood?' He asks softly.
Alex shakes his head. 'No actually, not anymore, sorry.'
Henry hugs him. 'That's okay, naked cuddles and hot water sounds really good too.'
Alex's head snaps up. 'I don't want you to think I am not in the mood anymore now that i've seen your slightly heavier body.'
Henry strokes his cheek lovingly. "Oh, i wasn't think that, I know you, you're not in the mood anymore, because you're upset about what Jasper said', he says knowingly.
Alex nods before resting his head in the crook of henry's neck.
'The other time someone accused me of cheating we had a nasty fight and you were insecure for like a week', he whispers.
Henry gently tilts his chin toward him. 'Last time someone accused you of cheating I was an insecure 18 year old who wasn't secure with himself or his relationship and who didn't think himself worthy of the most popluar guy in school."
Alex frowns.
Henry places a kiss on his forehead. 'We were also only three months into a highschool relationship. Now however we're almost 3 years into our relationship. And after three years of being in a loving, happy relationship I can confidently say I am secure in my relationship. Which means that no one but you yourself could make me question your loyalty. Plus I no longer think that you're out of my league, that doesn't mean I've started thinking less of you-'
'But that you've started thinking higher of yourself', Alex says softly.
Henry nods. 'Exactly. The lies of some sex addicted fratboy won't make me question your loyallty.'
Alex sighs. 'I know that, I mean i figured as much, but last time I could atleast prove my innocence by showing you my phone, i mean you didn't look through it, but you could have. Now however I can't prove my innocence, because yes my phone is still clean, obviously. But if what Jasper said was true and I sometimes took people back to my dorm for a quick fuck...I could have done that without leaving any traces on my phone if i didn't exchange phone numbers so I guess I just don't like that I can't prove my innocence.'
Henry traces his cheek. 'You don't have to prove anything to me, your word is enough. But do you want to hear a little secret?'
Alex looks up curiously.
'We've been bestfriends and boyfriends for three years, if you were guilty i'd have been able to tell', Henry whispers.
Alex raises an eyebrow at him. 'Really? Wouldn't I have reacted the same way if i was guilty? I mean if i was actually bringing people back to my dorm and my roommate confessed that to my boyfriend wouldn't I have also tackled him to the ground?'
Henry nods. 'Probably, but I am not talking about the way you reacted to him, I am talking about the way you're acting toward me. I'd have been able to tell instantly if you were lying to me, or hiding something from me or if you felt guilty. I probably would have even figured it out over face time.'
Alex smiles. 'Oh, so you're an expert, huh?'
Henry chuckles. 'When it comes to you? I like to think so yes. But I think that if i'd been shagging my way through Oxford you'd have been able to tell too. You instantly noticed that I felt nervous. That's what happens when you love eachother."
He kisses Alex softly before hugging him again.
"I also think that if you actually love eachother cheating doesn't even cross your mind because you'd never purposely hurt your partner. So I am truly not worried, those things Jasper claimed you did do not sound like my Alex at all. You can let it go now, don't let that arsehole ruin my surprise weekend for you.'
Alex hugs him tight. "I love you'
'I love you too, darling'
'Okay, I feel better now, want to shag?" Alex teases.
Henry laughs. 'I would, but I am rather tired actually, if you don't mind.'
'No, I get that, you were sleeping so peacefully, I can't believe that asshole woke you up', Alex complains.
'That's okay, love. I am too tired for a shag, but we can do handjobs and kisses if you'd like?', Henry offers.
Alex goes to fall to his knees but Henry stops him by grabbing his hips. 'What are you doing?'
Alex raises an eyebrow at him. "You're tired from the jetlag, but i am not, so i thought i'd give you a blowjob'.
'You're not touching these disgusting cum covered tiles with your bare knees, I love you way too much for that, let's just keep it at handjobs for now', Henry says with a chuckle.
Alex smiles. 'Okay, sounds good.'
After they've exhanged handjobs and kisses they wash eachothers hair and body and leave the shower after they've gotten dressed.
Alex squeezes Henry's hand as they walk back to his dormroom and knock on the door.
Jasper doesn't open the door and that's when it hits Alex.
'Fuck, I am so fucking stupid', he groans as he tries to bang his head against the door.
Henry stops him. 'Don't hurt yourself and you're not stupid.'
No, I kind of am. He was never going to let us back in, babe. We just let him lock us out and we didn't even grab our phones or wallet so we can't go to a hotel either. He tried to get rid of us and we let him', Alex groans.
Henry frowns. 'Don't you have a key?"
'I do, but it's inside, fuck', Alex groans before hs tarts to kick the door. 'Jasper you fucking asshole let us in.'
Alex continues to bang on the door until Henry stops him. 'You're going to wake up the whole floor.'
'But you have a jetlag, you've got to sleep', Alex whines.
just then Hunter pops his head out of his room. 'Jasper locked you out again?'
Alex nods.
'You guys can sleep in Keith's bed', he offers.
Alex thanks him and drags Henry with him to Hunter's room.
'Are you sure you guys don't mind having toi share a bed? The beds aren't exactly big', Henry says apologetically.
'We just had a fight so we were going to sleep in the same bed anyway, so there is one left, Keith's bed is clean so you guys can sleep here, just don't bone while we're there too, we won't either', Hunter tells them.
Alex laughs. 'You know we wouldn't, but seriosuly thank you for saving our asses.'
'That's okay, but you've got to file a complain against him, dude', Hunter reminds him.
Alex nods. 'Yeah, I am going to, he crossed the line tonight. He locked us out even though he's already had sex tonight, twice! and he told Henry I cheated on him so he'd leave'.
Keith grimaces. 'Did he really? That's fucked up.'
Hunter nods. 'That's messed up. Everyone knows you wouldn't do that.'
Alex hums. 'Henry didn't believe him so it's okay.'
'Oh, right, i almost forgot, Keith didn't cheat either', Hunter tells him.
Keith groans and glares at his boyfriend. 'You told Alex?"
Huntr shrugs. 'You know I tell him everythng, he's my campus bestie.'
Alex laughs before locking the door and dragging Henry to Keith's bed.
'This one is clean, right?" he asks.
'Keith's yes, mine isn't', Hunter tells them honestly.
Alex laughs. 'I hope the make up sex was good.'
Keith grins. 'Oh it was, don't you worry about that.'
Alex turns to face Henry who'se laying next to him. 'That sounds nice, doesn't it? Do you still remember what it's like to have sex?' He teases.
Henry wacks him in the head with a pillow.
'Did you guys really not get a single chance from Jasper? Not at any point?' Hunter asks.
Alex shrugs. 'He gave us an hour of privacy when Henry got here, but we used that time to eat a snack together, exchange gifts and cuddle and then Henry fell asleep.'
Henry cringes. 'I am sorry', he whispers.
Alex frowns. "Oh, no, I didn't mean it like that, babe. Obviously you're tired, you've got one hell of a jetlag. Plus I found it nice to cuddle with you and ahve you sleep in my arms again, I just wish we'd have gotten the chance to you know. Jasper probably won't let us back in until noon and I wanted us to explore the city together and go on dates, I don't want us to have to spend our entire morning waiting and then when we finally get the chance and say we take an hour and then shower then half our afternoon will be gone', Alex complains.
'You know what, since I am feeling nice and Alex gave me an awesome birthday present I will take Keith out for a breakfast date then you guys get an hour together, alone, in this room, around let's say 9 am? Obviously you have to change the sheets before we're back and it's on you to wash them', Hunter tells them.
Alex gasps. 'Wait, really, you'd do that for us?'
Hunter shrugs. 'Sure, back when we were roommates you slept in Keith's room a bunch of times so Keith could spend the night with me, I feel like I owe you.'
'But you already let me sleep in here pretty often', Alex reminds him.
Hunter shrugs. 'Isn't that what friends are for?'
Henry chuckles. 'I still can't believe you guys went from enemies to close friends.'
Keith shrugs. 'As a fellow person of colour I do agree with Alex that the comment that pissed him off that Hunter made was insensetive. But it makes sense that Alex forgave him because Hunter is actually pretty great and he did apologise for that comment and he read the articles that Alex send him to get rid of his ignorancy', he coos before petting Hunter's head.
Hunter rolls his eyes at his boyfriend before kissing him.
'You've got Henry to thank for me forgiving you', alex tells him.
Henry raises an eyebrow at him. 'Really? I don't remember telling you to forgive Hunter.'
Alex shake shis head. 'You didn't, but you taught me that sometimes it's good to not continue to hold a grudge after someone has apologized, you're the reason i believe in second chances. I forgave you for ignoring me when we first met and boom you turned out to be the love of my life. And Hunter turned out not to be the racist jerk i thought he was, he's just a cool guy with a shitty sense of humour but he apologized so it's all good. So yeah I believe in second chances, jasper however seems to be on chance 488 and that I do not believe in.'
Henry snorts. 'That's probably fair.'
Hunter hums. 'I've got to give it to you, I wouldn't forgive him for what he did either. It's abd enough that he keeps locking you out of your own expensive as hell dorm room, we didn't even do that to eachother when you hated me. But the lie he told Henry is unforgiveable. If i was long distance with my boyfriend and his roommate told me he sometimes brought people back to his dorm i think it would fuck me up a bit.'
'Thank you', Alex yells out. "I knew i wasn;t being dramatic.'
'So what are you going to do about it?' Keith asks.
Alex shrugs. 'Probably call someone but let's sleep now, Henry has a jetlag and you guys have a breakfast date to go on.'
Henry hums. 'Oh before i forget happy birthday Hunter'.